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MINNEAPOLIS,  MINN 
L.  Kimball  Printing  Company 
Second  Edition  December,  1890 


1891. 

giltmtrij  gottvd. 


T.  B.  WALKER,  President. 

(Term  expires  1895.) 

J.  B.  ATWATER, 

(Term  expires  1893.) 

A.  M.  GOODRICH, 

(Term  expires  1897.) 


THOMAS  LOWRY, 
(Term  expires  1893.) 
JOHN  G.  MOORE, 
(Term  expires  1897.) 
SVEN  OFTEDAL. 
(Term  expires  1895.) 


Ex-Officio. 


THE  MAYOR  OF  THE  CITY. 

THE  PRESIDENT  THE  PRESIDENT 

Of  the  Board  of  Education.  Of  the  University  ot  Minnesota 


gibvavrg  gtertricc. 


LIBRARIAN, 

HERBERT  PUTNAM. 


ATHENEUM  ASS’T  LIBRARIAN, 

Mrs.  M.  C.  Norton. 


ASSISTANTS. 


Lina  Brown, 
Josephine  Cloud, 
.Gratia  Countryman, 
Miriam  M.  Davis, 

Jessie 


Kr.  Heiberg, 

Helen  B.  Ives, 
Louise  I.  Lynskey, 
Jessie  McMillan, 
i.  Norton. 


PAGES. 

Fred.  N.  Bates,  John  Fralick, 

Andrew  Heiberg,  Joseph  B.  Elliott, 

Walter  Webb. 


janitor, 

Lewis  A.  Runge. 


REGULATIONS 


FOR  THE  USE  OF  THE 


publie  library  of  pYn^eapolis. 


Article  1.  The  Library  shajl.be  open  on  all 
week  days,  not  legal  holidays,  from  8:30  a.  m.  till 
10  p.  m.;  but  no  books  shall  be  issued  for  circula- 
tion after  9 p.  m.  The  Reading  Rooms  and  Refer- 
ence Departments  shall  in  addition  be  open  on 
Sundays  and  legal  holidays  from  2 until  10  p.  m. 

Art.  2.  No  charge  shall  be  exacted  for  the  use 
of  the  Library  in  any  of  its  departments. 

Art.  8.  Any  person  of  good  deportment  and 
habits  may  use  the  Reading  Rooms. 

Art.  4.  The  following  persons  shall  be  entitled 
to  borrow  books  from  the  Library  for  home  use  upon 
signing  a promise  to  obey  its  regulations: 

First . — All  residents  of  Minneapolis  above  the 
age  of  fourteen  years  who  shall  have  filed  the 
guaranty  required.  Such  guaranty  shall  consist  of 
a form  furnished  by  the  Library,  signed  by  some 
resident  of  the  city  satisfactorily  responsible,  who 
undertakes  to  make  good  to  the  library  any  loss 
sustained  through  the  negligence  of  the  borrower. 
Unless  revoked  or  otherwise  vitiated,  this  guaranty 
will  be  good  for  the  space  of  two  years. 


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REGULATIONS. 


Second. — Any  other  resident  of  Minneapolis  de- 
positing with  the  Librarian  the  value  of  the  work 
desired. 

Third . — Persons  not  resident  in  Minneapolis, 
but  whose  regular  place  of  business  is  in  the  city; 
also  the  members  of  the  immediate  family  of  such 
persons.  The  guaranty  in  all  cases  to  be  signed 
by  a resident. 

Fourth. — The  following  persons  shall  be  exempt 
from  filing  a guaranty  or  making  a deposit:  Hold- 
ers of  Atheneum  stock  or  permanent  certificates 
provided  no  dues  remain  charged  against  such 
stock  or  certificate;  other  persons  to  whom  the 
Library  Board  may  for  special  reason  accord  this 
privilege. 

Fifth. — Persons  not  resident  in  Minneapolis, 
may  draw  books  for  home  use  upon  an  annual  pay- 
ment of  three  dollars. 

Art.  5.  Two  days  after  the  filing  of  the  above 
guaranty,  or  in  case  no  guaranty  be  required,  im- 
mediately upon  the  filing  of  the  application,  a Bor- 
rower’s Card  will  be  issued  to  the  applicant,  setting 
forth  his  right  to  draw  books.  This  Card  must  be 
presented  whenever  a book  is  drawn,  returned  or 
renewed.  If  lost,  it  will  be  replaced  on  payment 
of  a fine  of  ten  cents,  but  notice  must  be  left  of 
lost  card  two  weeks  before  another  card  can  be  is- 
sued. 

Art.  6.  No  book  shall  be  regularly  issued  ex- 
cept upon  a Borrower’s  Card.  But  volumes  re- 
quired in  special  emergencies  may  be  issued  upon 
a special  deposit  or  guaranty  satisfactory  to  the 
Librarian. 


REGULATIONS. 


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RULES  FOR  CIRCULATION  OF  BOOKS. 

Art.  7.  One  volume  only  can  be  taken  on  one 
card,  unless  the  work  be  in  duodecimo  or  smaller, 
when  two  volumes  may  be  taken. 

Art.  8.  Books  may  be  retained  for  fourteen 
days,  and  may  be  renewed  for  the  same  period. 
But  books  of  recent  purchase,  marked  “Seven  Day 
Books,”  shall  not  be  retained  more  than  one  week 
and  cannot  be  renewed.  Nor  can  any  fourteen  day 
book , retained  over  the  fourteen  days , be  renewed . 

Art.  9.  A fine  of  two  cents  a day  shall  be  paid 
on  each  volume  which  is  not  returned  according 
to  the  provisions  of  the  preceding  rule.  To  this 
fine  shall  be  added  the  expense  of  collection  and 
serving  notice. 

Art.  10.  No  books  shall  be  issued  to  any 'person 
incurring  such  fine  until  it  has  been  paid . 

Art.  11.  No  person  shall  lend  a Library  book 
to  any  one  not  a member  of  the  same  household. 

Art.  12.  All  injuries  to  books  beyond  reason- 
able wear,  and  all  losses  shall  be  made  good  to  the 
satisfaction  of  the  Librarian,  every  book  detained 
above  one  month  after  serving  of  notice  being  held 
to  be  lost. 

Marking  a book , even  with  a lead  pencil ; turning 
down  the  corners  of  pages ; or  “ dogsearing will  be 
considered  an  “ injury ” within  the  meaning  of  this 
rule. 

Art.  13.  Notice  of  change  of  residence  must  be 
given  at  once  at  the  Library. 

Art.  14.  The  existence  of  contagious  or  infec- 
tious disease  in  the  household  of  a borrower  must 
be  promptly  reported  to  the  Library.  Any  Library 


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REGULATIONS. 


book  in  the  possession  of  a member  of  such  house- 
hold must  be  returned  at  once  to  the  Library  with 
a statement  of  the  facts.  N o books  shall  be  issued  to 
such  an  household  during  the  period  of  quarantine 
or  within  the  space  of  six  weeks  from  the  removal 
of  the  quarantine  sign,  (except  in  the  case  of 
measles,  where  books  may  be  taken  immediately 
after  the  removal  of  the  quarantine.)  A member 
of  such  household  undertaking  to  draw  books  from 
the  Library  within  such  period  is  by  law  guilty 
of  a misdemeanor  as  well  as  liable  to  the  for- 
feiture of  his  Library  privileges. 

Art.  15.  Encyclopaedias  and  other  works  of 
reference,  rare  and  costly  books,  and  such  works 
as,  for  any  reason,  are  restricted  from  circulation 
by  the  Library  Board,  can  be  consulted  only  in 
the  Building. 

REFERENCE  DEPARTMENT. 

Art.  16.  Books  for  use  in  the  Reading  Rooms 
will  be  given  out  by  the  attendants  to  applicants 
filling  out  a slip  with  the  title  of  the  book  and 
their  own  names  and  addresses.  But  books  on  the 
Reading  Room  shelves  may  be  consulted  without 
such  formality. 

Art.  17.  Access  to  the  Book  Room  shelves  may 
be  granted  to  special  investigators  upon  applica- 
tion setting  forth  satisfactory  reasons  for  such 
access.  “Shelf  permits”  may  be  issued  to  such  in- 
vestigators for  such  term  as  the  Librarian  may 
deem  fit.  But  a permit  may  be  revoked m at  any 
time  should  its  holder  disregard  the  rules  of  the 
Book  Room,  or  should  the  privilege  of  access  in 


REGULATIONS. 


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general  be  so  abused  as  to  necessitate  the  with- 
drawal of  all  such  permits.  No  person  not  present- 
ing a shelf  permit  shall  enter  the  Book  Booms  save 
in  company  with  an  attendant. 


Any  person  abusing  the  privileges  of  the  Library 
or  violating  the  foregoing  rules,  shall  be  tempor- 
arily suspended  from  its  privileges  and  the  case 
shall  be  presented  to  the  Board  for  such  action  as 
may  be  deemed  proper. 


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CATALOGUES. 


Catalogues. 


The  following  have  thus  far  been  issued: 

General  Finding  List,  (complete  to  Feb.,  1890,, 
for  sale  at  10  cents. 

Prose,  Fiction  and  Juveniles,  New  edition. 
For  sale  at  10  cents. 

Works  in  Foreign  Languages,  (January,  1890,) 
for  sale  at  3 cents. 

Monthly  Bulletins.  The  first,  to  be  issued 
October  1st,  1890,  will  comprise  the  additions  to 
the  Library  since  the  General  Finding  List  was 
printed.  The  succeeding  monthly  issues  will  con- 
tain the  current  additions  to  the  Library,  with 
other  matters  of  interest  to  readers  and  frequent- 
ers of  the  institution  at  large. 

The  Bulletins  will  b a free. 

No  new  edition  of  the  General  Catalogue  will  be 
issued  for  some  time.  Readers  who  desire  a com- 
plete catalogue  of  the  Library  should  therefore 
purchase  the  Finding  List  of  February,  1890,  and 
supplement  it  with  the  monthly  bulletins  (free.) 

OTHER  PUBLICATIONS  OF  THE  LIBRARY. 

System  of  Classification  wiTn  Index:  not  foi 
sale.  Copies  for  use  at  the  Library. 

Regulations,  1889,  out  of  print. 

Hand-Book,  December,  1890,  free. 


SUGGESTIONS  TO  READERS. 


Supplementary  Suggestions  to  Readers. 


Books  must  not  be  transferred  outside  the  Li- 
brary, nor  cards  changed  from  one  book  to  another. 

On  returning  a book  leave  the  card  in  the 
pocket  until  the  book  has  been  discharged. 

As  a rule,  the  pressure  at  the  Delivery  Desk 
renders  it  impracticable  to  exchange  a book  on  the 
same  day  when  drawn,  (the  record  slips  not  being 
arranged  until  the  end  of  the  day.)  If  you  are  in 
doubt  as  to  whether  the  book  called  for  will  suit 
you,  take  it  out  first  on  a Reading  Room  Slip.  Do 
not  have  it  charged  until  you  are  sure  it  is  the 
book  you  want. 

In  handing  in  a Call  List  (“books  wanted”)  for 
a second  time  be  sure  to  cross  out  any  books  that 
you  have  already  had. 

Books  for  use  in  the  Reading  Rooms  will  here- 
after, during  the  daytime,  be  issued  from  the 
Reference  Room  adjoining. 

The  Librarian  is  always  ready  to  aid  readers  in 
their  search.  He  will  be  found  either  in  his  office 
or  in  the  Reference  (Inquiry)  Room  opposite.  If 
you  are  in  doubt  (1)  as  to  whether  a certain  book 
is  in  the  Library,  or  (2)  in  what  division  of  the 
Calalogue  to  look  for  it,  or  (3)  who  is  the  author  of 
a particular  book,  or  (4)  what  books  the  library  has 
upon  a certain  subject,  or  (5)  what  is  the  best  book 
for  your  purpose — in  any  of  these  inquiries  you 


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SUGGESTIONS  TO  READERS. 


will  probably  save  time  by  going  direct  to  him. 
The  attendants  at  the  issue  windows  are  usually 
too  busy  with  the  mechanical  work  of  issue  to 
answer  such  inquiries  intelligently.  They  should 
be  made  to  the  Librarian,  or  in  his  absence,  to  the 
Assistant  in  the  Inquiry  (Reference)  Room. 

Similarly,  if  you  have  repeatedly  failed  to  get 
the  book  called  for;  if  you  have  been  unduly 
delayed;  or  if  you  have  any  other  complaint  or 
suggestion  to  make,  make  it  direct  to  him. 

The  Reading  Room  Shelves  comprise  some 
700  volumes  of  reference  books.  Among  these 
will  be  found  a copy  of  each  of  the  volumes  noted 
on  page  10  as  suggesting  books  or  courses  of  read- 
ing. Poole’s  Index  to  Periodical  Literature  is  also 
there.  It  covers  almost  the  entire  field  of  English 
periodical  literature  (not  scientific  or  technical.) 
On  page  14  of  this  Handbook  is  given  a list  of 
the  periodicals  indexed  in  Poole  that  this  Library 
possesses.  Before  consulting  Poole  you  would  dc 
well  to  mention  your  topic  to  the  attendant  in 
charge  of  the  Reference  Room,  who  will  perhaps 
be  able  to  suggest  some  headings  in  the  Index 
that  you  would  not  have  thought  to  look  under. 
Those  who  are  looking  up  a subject  in  detail^ 
should,  ask  to  see  the  Catalogue  of  Bibliographies 
of  Special  Subjects,  which  will  shortly  be  extend- 
ed  in  the  Card  Catalogue. 

RESERVING  OF  BOOKS. 

Any  reader  failing  to  get  the  book  he  wants, 
may  have  it  reserved  for  him  by  leaving  his  card 


SUGGESTIONS  TO  READERS. 


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at  the  library.  On  the  return  of  the  book,  it  will 
be  held  for  him  for  two  days,  and  a notice  sent 
him. 

SUGGESTIONS  FOR  NEW  BOOKS. 

Any  reader  is  at  liberty  to  suggest  books  for  the 
Library,  and  such  books  if  within  the  means  of 
the  Library  and  its  scope,  and  of  sufficiently 
general  interest,  will  be  purchased.  Cards  will  be 
found  at  the  desk  on  which  such  suggestions  may 
be  written.  When  filled  out  the  card  should  be 
deposited  in  the  box  for  “Communications”  or 
handed  to  the  Librarian.  If  the  book  fails  to  be 
bulletined  within  a reasonable  period,  (say  six 
weeks)  inquiry  may  be  made  of  him. 

COMMUNICATIONS. 

In  the  Delivery  Room  is  a box  so  labeled.  It  is 
put  there  for  all  written  communications,  and  will 
be  found  equally  hospitable  to  suggestion,  to 
eulogy,  or  to  complaint.  Any  such  will  meet  with 
fair  consideration. 


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AIDS  AND  GUIDES. 


Aids  and  Guides  upon  Books  and 
Reading. 


[Note— For  guides  to  reading  upon  special  topics  see  the 
Card  Catalogue  of  Special  Bibliographies,  where  all  such 
material  (as  Adam’s  Manual  of  Historical  Literature,  An- 
drew’s Institutes  of  Economics,  etc.,)  is  fully  indexed.  All 
of  the  books  mentioned  below  will  be  found  on  the  Reading 
Room  shelves,  and  most  of  them  at  the  branch  libraries. 
For  the  articles  in  periodicals  consult  attendant.] 

Abbott,  L.  ed.  Hints  for  home  reading.  N.  Y., 
1880. 

Atkinson,  W.  P.  On  the  right  use  of  hooks. 
Bost.,  1880. 

Baldwin,  J.  The  hook  lover.  Chic.,  1885. 

Best  hundred  hooks,  (by  Buskin,  Carlyle  and 
others.)  N.  Y. 

Best  reading.  Hints  on  the  selection  of  hooks. 
JNT.  Y.,  1872. 

Same.  Cont.  to  1876. 

Same.  Series  2.  Publications  from  1876  to 
1881. 

Same.  Series  3.  Publications  from  1881  to 
1886. 

Books  for  a reference  library.  London,  1885. 
Books  that  have  helped  me.  (Papers  by  Hale, 
Harris  and  others,)  reprinted  from  the  “Fo- 
rum.” N.  Y.,  1888. 

Books  which  have  influenced  me.  (Papers  by 
Stevenson,  Besant  and  others.) 


AIDS  AND  GUIDES. 


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Carlyle,  T.  Choice  of  books. 

Corson,  H.  Syllabus  of  lectu  on  English  lan- 


guage and  literature,  with  designations  of  the 
best  editions,  etc.  Ithaca,  1876. 

Fiction  in  libraries  and  the  reading  of  children. 

(Libr.  Jl.,  1879,  pp.  319-366.) 

Foster,  W.  E.  Libraries  and  readers.  X.  Y.,1883. 
Green,  S.  S.  Library  aids.  X.  Y.,  1883. 

Public  library  and  public  schools.  (Libr.  Jl. 

5:  235.) 

ed.  Libraries  and  schools.  1ST.  Y.,  1883. 

Harrison,  F.  The  choice  of  books,  etc.  London, 
1886. 

Lang,  And.  The  library.  London,  1881. 
Leyfoldt  & Jones.  The  books  of  all  times. 
N.  Y.,  1882. 

Mathews,  Brander.  The  home  library.  X.  Y. 


Manners,  Lady.  Suggestions  for  the  selection  of 
books.  Edinb.,  1886. 

O’Conor,  J.  F.  X.  Reading  and  the  mind,  with 
something  to  read.  X.  Y.,  1890. 

$100  list  for  basis  of  a library.  (Lit.  World,  Mar. 
26,  1881.) 

Parson,  Frank,  and  others.  The  world’s  best 
books.  Boston,  1889. 

Porter,  N.  Books  and  reading.  X.  Y.,  1888. 

Putnam’s  Library  Companion.  1877. 

Pycroft,  J.  Course  of  English  reading,  X.  Y. 


Richardson,  C.  F.  The  choice  of  books.  Lon 
don,  1881. 


1883. 


1857. 


UDffcftP’Y 

ONfVEKS'TY  OF  ILUNOB 


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AIDS  AND  GUIDES. 


Sonnenschein,  W.  T.  The  best  books.  London, 

1887. 

Tiiwing,  C.  F.  The  reading  of  books.  Boston, 

1888. 

VanDyke,  J.  C.  Books  and  how  to  use  them. 
N.  Y.,  1883. 

YanRiiyn,  G.  A.  F.  What  and  how  to  read. 
N.  Y.,  1875. 

What  shall  I read?  1ST.  Y.,  1884. 

Wheatley,  H.  B.  How  to  form  a library.  Lon- 
don, 1886. 

See  also  Aimless  Reading  and  its  correction, 
(Libr.  Jl.  4:  78.)  Bacon,  of  Studies.  Blackie,  Self- 
Culture,  (Yg  91.)  Emerson,  Essay  on  Books,  (in 
Society  and  Solitude,)  (Mk  261.  12.)  Hall,  E.  E., 
How  to  do  it,  (Mk  371.  1,)  and  What  Career?  (Mk 
371.  2.)  Maurice,  Friendship  of  Books,  (Mk  573.  1.) 
Repplier,  A.  Books  and  Men,  (Mk  707.)  Ruskin, 
Sesame  and  Lilies,  (Mk  762.) 

BOOKS  FOB  THE  YOUNG. 

Best  hundred  books  for  boys.  (The  Critic,  July  17, 
1886. 

Books  for  boys  and  girls.  (Libr.  Jl.  6: 182.) 

Books  for  the  young,  1885-89.  American  Unitarian 
Association,  Boston. 

Books  for  the  young,  1890.  Same.  Boston. 

Books  for  young  men.  (Lit.  World,  10:  62.) 

Books  for  young  women  15-20  years  old.  (Pub- 
lisher’s Weekly,  14:  369.) 

Burt,  M.  E.  Literary  Landmarks.  A guide  to 
^ good  reading  for  young  people,  and  teachers’ 
assistant.  Boston,  1890. 


AIDS  AND  GUIDES. 


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Detroit  Pub.  Library.  Good  books  for  young 
people.  Oct.,  1890. 

Hewins,  C.  M.  Books  for  the  young.  1ST.  Y.,  1890. 

$100  List  of  Juveniles  for  Library.  (Lit.  World, 
June  4.  1881.) 

Reading  for  School  Children.  (Lib.  Jl.  4:  319.) 

Salmon,  E.  Juvenile  Literature  as  it  is.  London 
1888. 

Sawin,  J.  M.  Annual  list  of  valuable,  reliable 
books  for  young  people.  Providence. 

Smart,  J.  H.  Books  and  reading  for  the  young. 
Indianapolis,  1880. 

Thomas  Crane  Pub.  Library,  Quincy.  Child- 
ren’s book  lists. 


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INDEXED  PERIODICALS. 


Periodicals  in  the  Library  Indexed  in 
Poole’s  Index. 

[NoriS — In  case  of  periodicals  designated  as‘  Incomplete” 
iook  in  the  Card  Catalogue  for  exact  description  of  what 
part  the  Library  contains,  or  inquire  of  the  Reference  Room 
attendant.] 

[Note  2— Periodicals  starred  are  also  current.] 

^Academy.  (Incomplete.) 

All  the  Year  Round. 

* American  Almanac.  (Incomplete.) 

* American  Antiquarian. 

^American  Architect. 

American  Bibliopolist.  (Incomplete . ) 
American  Catholic  Quarterly  Review.  (In- 
complete.) 

American  Journal  of  Science. 

^American  Naturalist. 

American  Quarterly  Review. 

^Antiquary.  (Incomplete.) 

Appleton’s  Journal. 

*Art  Journal  and  Art  Union. 

*Athen^eum.  (Incomplete.) 

^Atlantic. 

^Bankers  Magazine.  (Incomplete.) 

*Belgravia. 

Bentley’s  Miscellany. 

^Bibliographer. 

^Blackwood’s  Magazine. 

British  Almanac  and  Companion. 


INDEXED  PERIODICALS, 


British  Quarterly  Review. 

Canadian  Monthly.  (Incomplete,) 
*Catholic  World.  (Incomplete.) 
^Century. 

Chamber’s  Edinburgh  Journal. 
Church  Quarterly  Review. 

Christian  Disciple  and  Examiner. 
^Contemporary  Review.  (Incomplete.) 
*Cornhill. 

*Critic.  (Incomplete.) 

*Dublin  Review. 

Dublin  University  Magazine. 
*Eclectic.  (Incomplete.) 

*Edinburgii  Review. 

*Education. 

^English  Illustrated  Magazine. 
Foreign  Review. 

Foreign  Quarterly  Review. 
*Fortnigiitly.  (Incomplete.) 

*Forum. 

Foster’s  Monthly  Reference  Lists. 
Galaxy. 

^Gentleman’s  Magazine.  (Incomplete.) 
Godey’s  Lady’s  Book.  (Incomplete.) 
*Good  Words. 

^Harpers’  Magazine. 

Historical  Magazine. 

Household  Words. 

Ho witt’s  Journal. 

Intellectual  Observer. 
International  Review. 

* Johns  Hopkins'  University  Studies. 
^Journal  of  the  Franklin  Institute. 


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INDEXED  PERIODICALS. 


* Journal  of  the  Statistical  Society. 

^Leisure  Hour.  (Incomplete.) 

^Library  Journal. 

*Lippincott’s  Magazine. 

^Literary  World.  (Incomplete.) 

*Littell’s  Living  Age. 

London  Magazine. 

London  Quarterly  Review.  (Incomplete.) 
*London  Society. 

*Macmillan’s  Magazine. 

*Magazine  of  American  History. 

^Magazine  of  Western  History. 

*Methodist  Quarterly  Review.  (Incomplete.) 

*Mind 

^Nation. 

National  Magazine.  (Incomplete.) 

National  Review. 

^Nature. 

*New  Englander. 

*New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical 
Register. 

New  Princeton  Review. 

Niles’  Weekly  Register. 

^Nineteenth  Century. 

*North  American  Review. 

North  British  Review. 

Old  and  New. 

Once  a Week. 

*Overland. 

Pennsylvania  Magazine  of  History  and  Bi 
ography. 

Penn  Monthly.  (Incomplete.) 

Penny  Magazine. 


INDEXED  PERIODICALS. 


17 


*Political  Science  Quarterly. 

^Popular  Science  Monthly. 

^Portfolio.  (Incomplete.) 

Practical  Magazine. 

Princeton  Review. 

Putnam’s  Monthly  Magazine. 

^'Quarterly  Review. 

Retrospective  Review. 

*Royal  Historical  Society  Transactions. 

St.  Paul’s  Magazine. 

^Saturday  Review.  (Incomplete.) 

Scandinavia.  (Incomplete.) 

^'Science.  (Incomplete.) 

^Scottish  Review.  (Incomplete.) 

^Scribner’s  Magazine. 

Scribner’s  Monthly. 

Sharpe’s  Monthly  Magazine. 

Southern  Historical  Society’s  Papers. 
Spark’s  Library  of  American  Biography. 
*Spectator.  (Incomplete.) 

Student  and  Intellectual  Observer. 

Sunday  Magazine. 

Tait’s  Edinburgh  Magazine.  New  series. 
*Temple  Bar. 

Tinsley’s  Magazine. 

*Unitarian  Review. 

*VanNostrand’s  Engineering  Magazine.  (In- 
complete.) 

* Westminster  Review.  (Incomplete.; 


18  CURRENT  SERIALS  IN  READING  ROOMS. 


Current  Serials  in  Reading  Rooms. 


[Periodicals  starred  once  (*)  are  in  upper  reading  room- 
of  periodica  s starred  twice  (**)  a second  copy  is  in  upper 
reading  room.] 

Academy. 

Advance. 

Age  of  Steel. 

America. 

American  Agriculturist. 

* American  Antiquarian. 

American  Architect. 

American  Church  Review. 

American  Cultivator. 

American  Field. 

American  Journal  of  Economics. 

* American  Journal  of  Philology. 

American  Journal  of  Science. 

American  Machinist. 

American  Naturalist. 

* American  Notes  and  Queries. 

Andover  Review. 

Architect. 

Arena. 

*Art  Amateur. 

*Art  for  Alt,. 

*Art  Interchange. 

*Art  Journal. 

*Art  Worker. 

* Artistic  Japan. 


CURRENT  SERIALS  IN  READING  ROOMS.  19 


*Athen^eum. 

** Atlantic  Monthly. 

^Babyhood. 

Bankers’  Magazine. 

Baptist  Quarterly  Review. 
Belgravia. 

*Bl  BLIOGRAPIIER. 

Bibliotheca  Sacra. 

Blackwoods  Magazine. 

Book-lore. 

^'Bookseller. 

*Book-worm. 

Bradstreet’s  Weekly. 

British  Architect. 

Builder.  > 

Builder  and  Wood- worker. 

Building. 

Building  and  Loan  News. 

Cassell’s  Family  Magazine. 

Catholic  World. 

**Century. 

Chambers  Journal. 

Christian  Union. 

Church  Review. 

*Classical  Review. 

CONGREGATIONALIST. 

Contemporary. 

Corniiill  Magazine. 

Cosmopolitan  . 

"Critic. 

Cultivator  and  Country  Gentleman* 
Current  Literature. 

Decorator  and  Furnisher. 


20  CURRENT  SERIALS  IN  READING  ROOMS 


Deutsche  Rundschau. 

Dial. 

Drainage  and  Farming  Journal. 
Dublin  Review. 

Eclectic  Magazine. 

Economist. 

Edindurgii  Review. 

Education. 

Electric  Age. 

Electric  Review. 

Electrical  Engineer. 
Electrical  World. 

Engineering. 

Engineering  Magazine. 
Engineering  News. 

English  Historical  Review. 
English  Illustrated  Magazine. 
English  Mechanic. 

Eye. 

Farmers’  Review. 

Field. 

Financial  and  Mining  Record. 
Fliegende-Blatter. 

Forest  and  Stream. 
Fortnightly  Review. 

**Forum. 

Freund’s  Music  and  Drama. 
Garden  and  Forest. 

^Gazette  des  Beaux  Arts. 
Gentleman’s  Magazine. 
*Geological  Magazine. 
Gewerbehalle. 

Good  Words. 


CURRENT  SERIALS  IN  READING  ROOMS. 


21 


Graphic. 

Green  Bag. 

Harper’s  Bazar. 

**Haiiper’s  Magazine. 

Harper’s  AYeekly. 

Harper’s  Young  People. 

*Ibis. 

^Illustrated  American. 

Illustrated  Journal  of  Useful  Inventions. 
Illustrated  London  News. 

Independent. 

Journal  of  Education. 

Journal  of  Franklin  Institute. 

Journal  of  Royal  Agricultural  Society. 

* Journal  of  Royal  Microscopical  Society. 
Journal  of  Statistical  Society. 

Judge. 

*L’Art. 

*L’Art  Francais. 

*L’Art  pour  tous. 

La  Lumiere  Electrique. 

Leisure  Hour. 

^Library. 

^Library  Journal. 

Life. 

Lippincott’s  Magazine. 

*Literary  World  (Boston.) 

*Literary  World  (London.) 

Littell’s  Living  Age. 

London  Engineer. 

London  Society. 

Macmillan’s  Magazine. 

Magazine  of  American  History. 


22  CURRENT  SERIALS  IN  READING  ROOMS. 


^Magazine  of  Art. 

Magazine  of  Western  History. 

Mechanics. 

Merry  England. 

Methodist  Quarterly  Review. 

Mind. 

Mississippi  Valley  Lumberman. 

Missionary  Review  of  the  World. 
Monatshefte. 

Nation. 

Nature. 

National  Review. 

New  Englander. 

New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical 
Register. 

New  England  Magazine. 

New  Review. 

Nineteenth  Century. 

North  American  Review. 

Northwestern  Congregationalism 
Northwestern  Railroader. 

*Notes  and  Queries. 

Nouvelle  Revue. 

Outing. 

Overland  Magazine. 

*Poet-Lore. 

Political  Science  Quarterly. 

Popular  Science  Monthly. 

Popular  Science  News. 

^Portfolio. 

Presbyterian  Review. 

Public  Opinion,  (English.) 

Public  Opinion,  (American.) 


CURRENT  SERIALS  IN  READING  ROOMS. 


23 


Puck. 

Punch. 

^Quarterly  Journal  of  Geological  Society. 
^Quarterly  Journal  of  Microscopical  Science 
Quarterly  Review. 

Railroad  and  Engineering  Journal. 

Railroad  Review. 

Revieav  of  Reviews. 

Revue  des  deux  Mondes. 

*Revue  de  Musees. 

Revue  Internationale  de  l’Electricite  et  ses 
applications. 

St.  Nicholas. 

Sanitarian. 

Sanitary  Engineer. 

Saturday  Review. 

Science. 

Scientific  American. 

Scientific  American  Supplement. 

Scottish  Review. 

Scribner’s  Magazine. 

*Shakespeariana. 

Silver  Dollar. 

Speaker. 

Spectator. 

Steam  Power. 

Temple  Bar. 

Uber  Land  und  Meek. 

Union  Signal. 

Unitarian  Review. 

Western  Electrician. 

Westminster  Review. 

Wide-Awake. 

Youth’s  Companion. 

Zoologist. 


24  CURRENT  SERIALS  IN  READING  ROOMS. 


NEWSPAPERS. 

Albany.  Argus. 

Atlanta.  Constitution. 

Baltimore.  American. 

Boston.  Advertiser. 

Brainerd,  Minn.  Tribune.  [Gift.] 

Buffalo.  Commercial- Advertiser. 

Chicago.  Inter-Ocean. 

Norden.  [Gift.] 

* Times.  ' 

Tribune. 

Cincinnati.  Enquirer. 

Cleveland.  Leader. 

Denver.  Rocky  Mt.  News. 

Detroit.  Free  Press. 

Douglas  County,  (Minn.)  News.  {Gift.) 
Duluth.  Daily  News.  {Gift.) 

Fergus  Falls.  Journal.  {Gift.) 

Hartford.  Courant. 

Indianapolis.  Journal. 

Kansas  City.  Times. 

Litchfield,  Minn.  News-Ledger.  {Gift.) 
London.  Weekly  Times. 

Louisville.  Courier  Journal. 

Milwaukee.  Sentinel. 

Minneapolis.  Evening  Journal.  {Gift.) 

Evening  Tribune.  {Gift.) 

Times.  {Gift.) 

Tribune.  (Gift.) 

Montreal.  Weekly  Gazette.  (Gift.) 

New  Orleans.  Picayune. 

[Note— The  Minneapolis  ancl  St.  Paul  dailies  are  not  put 
in  the  Reading  Rooms,  but  kept  as  a clean  file  for  binding. 
They  may  be  consulted,  however,  on  application. 


CURRENT  SERIALS  IN  READING  ROOMS.  25 


New  York.  Courier  des  Etats  Unis. 

Herald. 

Staats  Zeitung. 

Sun. 

Times. 

Weekly  Tribune. 

World. 

Paris.  Figaro. 

Philadelphia.  Press. 

Pittsburgh.  Dispatch. 

Providence.  Journal. 

Redwing,  Minn.  Daily  Republican.  {Gift.) 
Saint  Louis.  Globe-Democrat. 

Saint  Paul.  Dispatch.  {Gift.) 

Globe.  {Gift.) 

News.  {Gift.) 

Pioneer  Press.  {Gift.) 

San  Francisco.  Chronicle. 

Springfield.  Republican. 

Toronto.  Globe. 

Washington.  Post. 

West  Superior,  Wis. 

CURRENT  MEDICAL  REPORTS  AND  TRANSAC- 
TIONS. 

(MEDICAL  READING  ROOM.) 

Brit.  Opthalmological  Society.  Transactions. 
Clinical  Society.  Transactions. 
Medico-Ciiirurgical  Society.  Transactions. 

N.  Y.  Odontological  Society.  Transactions. 
Obstetrical  Society.  Transactions. 
Pathological  Society.  Transactions. 
Pennsylvania  Odontological  Society.  Reports 
and  Transactions. 


2G  CURRENT  SERIALS  IN  READING  ROOMS. 


Guy’s  hospital  reports. 

St.  Bartholomew’s  hospital  reports. 

St.  George’s  hospital  reports. 

St.  Thomas’  hospital  reports. 

CURRENT  MEDICAL  PERIODICALS. 

(MEDICAL  READING  ROOM.) 

[Subscriptions  donated  by  members  of  the  Medical  and 
Dental  professions  of  Minneapolis.] 

Academie  d’  hygiene  contre  les  maladies  du  pre- 
mier age.  Qy.  P. 

Alienist  and  neurologist.  Qy.  St.  Louis. 

Amer.  jl.  of  medical  sciences.  With  Medical  News. 
Qy.  Phila. 

Amer.  jl.  of  obstetrics.  Mthly.  N.  Y. 

Amer.  jl.  of  ophthalmology.  Mthly.  N.  Y. 
Archiv.  fur  anatomie  u.  physiologie.  Mthly.  Ber. 
Archiv.  f.  dermalologic  u.  syphilis. 

Archives  generales  de  medecine.  Mthly. 

Archiv.  fur  gynakologie.  3 nos.  a yr.  Ber. 
Archiv.  fur  hygiene.  Qy. 

Archiv.  fur  klin.  chirurgie.  Ber. 

Archiv.  fur  klin.  medicin.  Bi-mthly. 

Archives  of  opthalmology.  Qy.  N.  Y. 

Archives  de  neurologie . (Charcot).  Bi-mthly.  P. 
Archives  d’  ophthalmologie.  Bi-mthly.  P. 
Archiv.  fur  ophthalmologie.  Ber. 

Archives  of  otology.  Qy.  N.  Y. 

Archiv.  fur  patholog.  anatomie,  physiol,  und  klin- 
ische  medizin.  Mthly.  Ber. 

Archives  of  pediatrics.  Mthly.  Phil. 

Archives  de  physiologie  normale  et  pathol.  8 nos. 
a yr.  P. 

Archives  of  surgery.. 


CURRENT  SERIALS  IN  READING  ROOMS.  27 


Boston  Medical  and  Surgical  Journal.  Wkly.  B. 
Brain,  a jl.  of  neurology.  Qy.  L. 

Braithwaite’s  Quarterly  Epitome.  Qy.  N.  Y. 
Braith waite’s  Retrospect.  Semi  ann.  N.  Y. 
British  Gynecological  Journal.  Qy.  L. 

British  Medical  Journal.  Wkly.  L. 

Bulletin  Generate  de  Therapeutique.  Fortn.  P, 
Canada  Lancet.  Mthly.  Mont. 

Canadian  Medical  and  Surgical  Journal. 

Canadian  Practitioner. 

Centralblatt  fur  Bakteriologie.  Wkly. 

Courier  Medical.  Wkly.  P. 

Dublin  Journal  of  Medical  Sciences.  Mthly. 
Edinburgh  Medical  and  Surgical  jl.  Mthly. 
Gazette  de  Gynecologie.  Mthly.  P. 

Index  Medicus.  Mthly.  Det. 

International  jl.  of  Med.  Sciences.  Qy.  L. 
Jahrbuch  der  Prakt.  Medizin.  Ber. 

Journal  of  Cutaneous  and  Genito  Urinary  diseases. 
Mthly.  N.  Y. 

Jl.  of  the  Amer.  Med.  Association.  Mthly.  Chi. 
Jl.  of  Nervous  and  Mental  Diseases.  Mthly.  N.  Y. 
Jl.  of  Laryngology.  Mthly.  L. 

Jl.  of  Physiology.  Qy.  L. 

Lancet.  Wkly.  L. 

Lyon  Medicale.  Wkly. 

Medical  News. 

New  York  Med.  Jl.  Wkly. 

New  York  Med.  Record.  Wkly. 

Nouvelles  Arch.  d’Obstet.  ctde  Gynecol.  Mthly.  P. 
Practitioner.  Mthly.  L. 

Revue  de  Medicine.  Mthly.  P. 

Sanitarian.  Mthly.  N.  Y. 

Schmidt’s  Jahrb.  der  Ges.  Medizin.  Mthly.  Ber. 


28  CURRENT  SERIALS  IN  READING  ROOMS. 


Studies  fr.  Biol.  Lab.  of  John  Hopkins’  Univ.  Balt. 
Studies  in  Clin.  Med.  (Bramwell).  Semi-mthly. 
Univ.  Med.  Mag.  Mthly.  Phila.  [Gift  from  pub- 
lishers.] 

Wiener  Klinik.  Mthly. 

Wiener  Medizin.  (Pruse).  Wkly. 

Wochenschrift,  Berliner  Klinische.  Wkly. 
Wochenschrift,  Wiener  Medizinische.  Wkly. 

HOMEOPATHIC  SEKIAI.S. 

Allgemeine  Horn.  Zeitung.  Wkly.  Lpz. 

Amer.  Homeopath.  Mthly.  N.  Y. 

Bibliotheque  Homeopathique.  Mthly.  P. 
California  Homoeopath. 

Chironian. 

Clinique.  Mthly.  Chic.  [Gift  of  publisher.] 

Clinical  Kev.  St.  L . 

Hahnemannian.  Mthly.  Ph. 

Horn.  Jl.  Obstetrics.  Qy.  N.  Y. 

Horn.  Physician.  Mthly.  Ph. 

Horn.  Recorder.  Bi-mthly.  Ph.  [Gift  of  Pub- 
lishers.] 

Horn.  World.  Mthly.  L. 

Jl.  of  O phth olmology , Otology  and  Laryngology. 
Medical  Advance . Mthly.  Ann  Arbor. 

Med.  Current.  Mthly.  Chi.  [Gift  of  publishers] 
Med.  Era.  Chi. 

Med.  Visitor.  Mthly.  Chi.  [Gift  of  publishers.] 
Monthly  Horn.  Rev.  Mthly.  L. 

Hew  Eng.  Med.  Gaz.  Mthly.  B. 

N.  A.  Jl.  of  Horn.  Mthly.  N.  Y. 

N.  W.  Jl.  of  Horn.  Cedar  Rapids. 

Southern  Horn.  Jl.  Mthly.  San  Antonio,  Tex. 
[Gift  of  publishers.] 


CURRENT  SERIALS  IN  READING  ROOMS.  29 


DENTAL  SERIALS. 

Amer.  Jl.  of  Dental  Sci.  Mtkly.  Balt. 

Archives  of  Dentistry.  Mthly.  St.  L. 

Brit.  Jl.  of  Dent.  Sci.  Fortn.  L. 

Corresp.  Blat.  fur  Zahnartz.  Ber. 

Dental  Advertiser.  Bf.  [Gift  of  publishers.] 
Dental  Cosmos.  Mthly.  Ph.  [Gift  of  publishers.] 
Dental  Office  and  Laboratory.  Bi  mthly.  Ph. 
Dental  Register.  Mthly.  Cin.  [Gift  of  publishers.] 
Dental  Review.  Mthly.  Chi.  [Gift  of  publishers.] 
Deutsche  Monatschrift  fur  Zahnheitkunde.  Lpz. 
International  Dent.  Jl.  Mthly.  Ph.  [Gift  of  pub- 
lishers.] 

Items  of  Interest.  Mthly.  Ph. 

Jl.  of  Brit.  Dent.  Assoc.  L. 

Ohio  State  Jl.  of  Dent.  Surg.  Toledo. 

Southern  Dent.  Jl.  Atlanta. 


30 


GENERAL  INFORMATION 


General  Information. 


The  Public  Library  Building,  together  with  the 
ground  on  which  it  stands,  is  the  property  of  the 
City  of  Minneapolis  in  the  person  of  its  Library 
Board . 

The  Library  Board  is  an  independent  depart- 
ment of  the  City  Government,  on  the  same  basis 
as  the  Board  of  Education.  It  is  composed  of  nine 
directors:  Three  ex-officio — the  Mayor,  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board  of  Education  and  the  President 
of  the  State  University — the  remaining  six  elected, 
two  at  each  biennial  city  election  upon  the  general 
ticket. 

The  Library  Board  has  power  to  levy  an  annual 
tax — not  exceeding  one-half  of  one  mill  on  the 
dollar  valuation  of  the  city — for  the  support  of  the 
institutions  under  its  charge. 

The  Public  Library  Building  contains: 

1st.  The  Public  Library.  This  is  composed  (1) 
of  the  books  owned  by  the  Library  Board  and  (2) 
of  the  collection  of  books  belonging  to  the  Minne- 
apolis Athenaeum.  The  Athenaeum  is  a stock  corpor- 
ation, with  about  four  hundred  active  shareholders. 
It  unites  with  the  City  Library  in  a ninety-nine 
years’  contract,  under  which  its  books  are  placed  in 
the  Public  Library  and  opened  free  of  charge;  in 
return  for  which  the  Library  Board  pays  all  the 
expenses  of  their  administration.  At  the  time  of 


GENERAL  INFORMATION. 


31 


union  the  Athenaeum  library  numbered  about  12,000 
volumes.  For  its  enlargement,  the  Athenaeum 
has  a bequest  fund  left  by  Dr.  Kirby  Spencer, 
which  yields  about  $8,000  yearly  for  the  purchase  of 
books.  The  Athenaeum  stockholders  are  no  longer 
assessed,  the  city  meeting  all  running  expenses. 
Athenaeum  books  and  City  books  are  shelved, 
classified  and  catalogued  together,  are  alike  free 
of  access  and  in  effect  form  to  the  public  one  pub- 
lic library. 

The  Public  Library  now  numbers  about  42,000 
volumes.  The  number  of  cards  issued  since  the 
opening  is  about  13,000.  The  number  of  books  is- 
sued for  home  use,  about  200,000. 

Branches.  Two  branches  of  the  Library  have 
been  opened.  One  in  the  basement  of  the  North 
Side  High  School,  one  at  the  cor.  of  Franklin  ave. 
and  Seventeenth  ave.  So.  Each  branch  comprises 
a reading  room  with  some  sixty  periodicals  and 
newspapers,  and  nearly  a thousand  volumes  of 
miscellaneous  literature.  Each  branch  is  also  a 
delivery  station.  Books  called  for  at  a branch  in 
the  morning  are  delivered  there  from  the  Central 
Library  in  the  afternoon. 

2nd.  Tiie  Museum  of  the  Minnesota  Academy 
of  Natural  Sciences  occupies  a room  in  the  Library 
Building  during  the  pleasure  of  the  Library  Board 
The  Academy  holds  meetings  in  the  meeting  room 
of  the  building  on  the  first  Tuesday  after  the  first 
Monday  of  each  month.  To  these  meetings  the 
public  is  invited.  It  publishes  bulletins  em- 
bodying the  work  of  its  various  sections.  Its 
secretary  is  Prof.  C.  W.  Hall,  State  University, 
Minneapolis. 


32 


GENERAL  INFORMATION. 


3d.  The  Art  School  of  the  Minneapolis  Society 
of  Fine  Arts,  occupies  rooms  on  the  upper  floor  of 
the  Library  Building  during  the  pleasure  of  the 
Library  Board.  The  school  has  some  seventy 
regular  pupils  and  has  opened  a free  night  class, 
comprising  nearly  as  many  more.  The  director  is 
Mr.  Douglas  Yolk. 

4th.  The  Meeting  Room  of  the  Library  Build- 
ing is  available  for  the  free  use  of  any  society  ex- 
isting for  the  purposes  of  literary,  scientific  or 
artistic  cultivation.  It  is  not  for  merely  social  pur- 
poses; and  “No  denominational  or  political  organ- 
ization shall  be  permitted  to  hold  meetings  in  the 
Library  Building;  and  no  society  occupying  rooms 
in  the  building  shall  discuss  religious  questions  in 
a sectarian  spirit,  or  political  questions  in  a 
party  spirit.” 

The  following  societies  regularly  hold  their 
meetings  in  this  room:  The  Minnesota  Academy 
of  Natural  Science;  The,  Minneapolis  Society  of 
Fine  Arts;  The  Hennepin  County  Medical  Society; 
The  Minneapolis  Dental  Society;  The  Engineer’s 
Club;  The  Fortnightly  Club;  The  Coterie;  The 
Association  of  Collegiate  Alumnae. 

THE  ART  COLLECTIONS. 

The  art  collections  within  the  building  comprise: 

1st.  The  Gallery  of  Paintings.  Of  this  col- 
lection, the  following  six  paintings  were  presented 
to  the  Library  Board  by  James  J.  Hill,  Esquire,  of 
St.  Paul,  viz:  “Tel  el  Kebir,”  by  De  Neuville; 
“Gate  of  Justice,  Granada,”  by  A.  Wagner;  “Fish- 
ing,” by  A.  Guillou;  “Venice,”  by  A.  Pasini; 


GENERAL  INFORMATION. 


33 


“Landscape,”  by  M.  Jacomin;  “Figure  Piece,”  by 
G.  Courtois. 

The  balance  of  the  collection  is  loaned  by  the 
Minneapolis  Exposition  and  by  various  citizens  of 
Minneapolis. 

2nd.  Casts  from  the  Antique.  Some  fifty  of 
the  more  notable  of  antique  sculptures,  loaned  by 
the  Minneapolis  Exposition. 

3rd.  Keramics,  Tapestries  and  Miscellane- 
ous Specimens  of  art  workmanship,  loaned  by 
various  citizens  of  Minneapolis. 

4th.  Coins,  Currency,  Etc.  A collection  com- 
prising some  10,000  items,  loaned  by  Mrs.  A.  M. 
Smith,  of  Minneapolis. 


84 


GENERAL  INFORMATION. 


THE  COST  OF  THE  PUBLIC  LIBRARY  AND  HOW 
MET. 

[The  corner  on  which  the  building  stands  is  132 
feet  on  Hennepin  avenue,  by  190  on  10th*  street. 
The  building  occupies  116  feet  on  Hennepin  and 
150  on  10th  street.  When  completed  it  will  form 
a quadrangle  with  a central  court  some  60  feet 
square.  Thus  far  the  two  outer  sides  have  alone 
been  built.  The  Library  Board  was  created  in  the 
spring  of  1885;  ground  broken  July,  1886,  and  the 
building  thrown  open,  December  16th,  1889.] 


Cost  of  Land $63  867  89 

Excavation  and  Foundation 5 853  00 

Iron  Beams 11  994  95 

Fire-proofing 10  950  00 

Cut  Stone  in  Place 61  000  00 

Brick  and  Carpenter  Work 68  250  00 

Mill  Work 14  750  00 

Heating  Apparatus 12  075  00 

Covering  Heating  Apparatus 135  64 

Stair  Iron  Work 10  200  00 

Heat  Controlling  Apparatus 2 200  00 

Electric  Wiring 760  10 

Plumbing 2 385  00 

Plastering 2 925  00 

Architects  and  Plans 6 900  00 

Book  Stacks 14  900  00 

Elevator 1 900  00 

Lighting  Fixtures 3 000  00 

Fjelde  Statue 3 500  00 

Sidewalk  and  Curbing 2 618  35 

Grading  Lot 279  54 

Tinting  Walls 725  00 

Gas-piping 49  20 

Superintendence  of  Construction 2 825  00 

Furniture  and  Miscellaneous 20  850  00 


Cost  Complete $324  893  57 

Extras  and  unpaid  subscriptions 9 257  08 


$334  150  65 


GENERAL  INFORMATION.  86 

STATEMENT  OF  THE  RECEIPTS  OF  THE  TA- 
BRARY  BOARD  FROM  ITS  CREATION  TO 
DECEMBER  10,  1889. 

Received  from  sale  of  City  bonds  $101  800  00 

Received  from  taxes  in  1886 $21  678  89 

Received  from  taxes  in  1887 47  892  43 

Received  from  taxes  in  1888 51  823  65 

Received  from  taxes  in  1889 38  023  66 

159  418  63 

Received  from  individual  sub- 
scriptions towards  building....  45  260  0(1 

Received  from  incidental  sources  572  75 

Total  Receipts 307  051  38 

Due  on  individual  subscriptions  16  405  00 

323  456  38 

Disbursements  for  books,  salar- 
ies, binding,  supplies  and  inci- 
dentals to  Dec.  10, 1889 19  427  82 


Amount  available  towards 
building 304  028  56 

Balance  met  out  of  taxes  1890..  20  865  01 

9 257  08 
30  122  09 


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Catalogues. 


The  following  have  thus  far  been  issued: 

General  Finding  List,  (complete  to  Feb.,  1890',] 
for  sale  at  10  cents. 

Prose,  Fiction  and  Juveniles,  New  edition . 
For  sale  at  10  cents. 

Works  in  Foreign  Languages,  (January,  1890,) 
for  sale  at  3 cents. 

Monthly  Bulletins.  The  first,  to  be  issued 
October  1st,  1890,  will  comprise  the  additions  to 
the  Library  since  the  General  Finding  List  was 
printed.  The  succeeding  monthly  issues  will  con- 
tain the  current  additions  to  the  Library,  with 
other  matters  of  interest  to  readers  and  frequent- 
ers of  the  institution  at  large. 

The  Bulletins  will  b efree. 

No  new  edition  of  the  General  Catalogue  wTill  be 
issued  for  some  time.  Readers  who  desire  a com- 
plete catalogue  of  the  Library  should  therefore 
purchase  the  Finding  List  of  February,  1890,  and 
supplement  it  with  the  monthly  bulletins  (free.) 

OTHER  PUBLICATIONS  OF  THE  LIBRARY. 

System  of  Classification  with  Index:  not  foi 
sale.  Copies  for  use  at  the  Library. 

Regulations,  1889,  out  of  print. 

Hand-Book,  December,  1890,  free . 


Gontents. 


PAGE 


Regulations, 1 

Catalogues, 6 

Suggestions  to  Readers, 7 

Aids  and  Guides  to  Reading,  . . .10 

Periodicals  Indexed  in  Poole’s  Index,  . .14 

Current  Serials  in  Reading  Rooms,  . . 18 

Current  Newspapers, 24 

Current  Medical  Serials  in  Medical 

Reading  Room,  . . . . .25 

Current  Dental  Serials,  ....  29 

General  Information, 80 


